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Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 8, 2013
An electronics’ technicians reported his daughter missing in Shubrā al-Khaymah without accusing anyone of her kidnap.
Ishāq Karmī Bisālī, father of the “kidnapped”, said that he had good relations with his Muslim neighbors. He added that his daughter’s wedding was going to be next June (2013). He...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 7, 2013
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, Azhar’s Grand Shaykh, minimized the sectarian tensions in Egypt between Muslims and Christians, describing it as “individual behaviors that came as a result of emotional, social or political stances and these individuals cover them under religion” (Fathī Majdī, al-Misrīyūn, Mar...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 6, 2013
Bishop Pachomius of al-Beheira said that the Egyptian Church is following up on the detained Copts in Libya through calls with Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Libya Embassy in Cairo (Author not mentioned, Christian Post, Feb. 25). Read full text in English.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2013
The Egyptian churches stressed that priests and monks are ready for martyrdom and that their destiny is in the hands of God. That came as a response to the “Conquest of Egypt” document, published exclusively by al-Watan. This document revealed the plan of some jihadī cells targeting Copts and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2013
For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church, the Vatican Pope Benedict XVI announced on February 11 that he will resign as pope on February 28, 2013. Below is the full text of Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration, as presented on the Vatican website:
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2013
Al-Misrī al-Yawm English website “Egypt Independent” wrote:
Coptic clerics and activists are speaking out against the president’s decision to hold parliamentary elections over the Easter holidays.
The move is clearly aimed at excluding Copts from the voting process, and is disrespectful toward an...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2013
A number of Coptic coalitions and movements, on top of them the Maspero Youth Coalition, called for a million-man protest denouncing fitnah tā’ifīyah after the attack on Saint George Church in Sirsnā Village of al-Faiyum.Mamdūh Ramzī, political activist and member of the Shūrá Council, called for a...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 16, 2013
The political [Coptic] activist George Ishāq, member of the National Salvation Front, said that the Egyptian State Television banned the broadcasting of a recorded interview with him on Channel One and al-Misriya Satellite channel. He was interviewed by “al-Akhir” or “The Last” TV Show hosted by...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2013
Church sources stated that the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, visited Two Saints Church in Alexandria yesterday (February 10) upon her request. Her visit was to follow up on the recent updates on the court case of the blast of Two Saints Church that occurred two years ago.
Nādir Marqus,...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2013
National Public Radio (NPR) quoted a number of U.S. researchers’ reports that reported the migration of around 100,000 Copts to the United States of America. Al-Watan newspaper is referring about the NPR article “Amid Instability In Egypt, Coptic Christians Flee To U.S.”:
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.